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WINNERS GALLERY Jul 2019

"Sunrise and Sunset​​" 2019 Theme Winners

Both the beginning and ending of each amazing day in our world provide some of the most magical, mystical and beautiful light.   The golden hour or the blue light combined with magnificent skylines or majestic landscapes can produce some of the finest images a photographer will ever capture! ​​

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Drama Drangarnir BY ​Kai Hornung​

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Our First Place Winner was submitted by 
Kai Hornung ​​​​​​ from Hannover Germany
Kai Hornung is a freelance landscape photographer living in Hanover, Germany. His images from different countries and places are best described as landscape photography art. His work has been published and awarded. 

Kai is an official Haida global brand ambassador. He connects with his audience regularly through his Instagram where more than 54,000 people follow his images and behind the scenes of his photo tours.

Visit more of Kai's amazing  ​work online at:
www.kaihornung.com

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Kannestein Rock ​BY Wojciech ​Kruczynski

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 Our Second Place Winner was submitted by 
Wojciech​ Kruczynski from Piastow Poland


I am an amateur landscape photographer from Poland, also known as Swen Stroop.  My favorite places to take my pictures is Iceland, Scotland and Norway (especially the Hebrides and Lofoten Islands).  I always spend my vacations in these locations, on feet with backpack or on my bicycle, struggling with rain, cold wind and ugly midges. I can't imagine something more beautiful and pleasant than this.

Visit more of Wojciech's amazing  ​work online at:
www.stroop.pl

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Origin​​ by Craig Bill

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Our Third Place Winner was submitted by 
Craig Bill​​​ ​​​from Austin Texas

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My name is Craig Bill and I am a landscape photographer residing in Austin, Texas.   Photography, I feel in my life, has always seemed a relevant and appropriate tool for expression - especially for our planet.  Technological advances in this industry not only allow me to appreciate and utilize past techniques, but embrace the future of photographic science... one without limitations.  I do enjoy being part of the entire artistic process from travel and capture to printing and fashioning artworks.  “Painting or drawing with light”, a literal definition of photography, does not seem to grasp the entire concept as it applies to this art. Rather, maybe, the endless waiting, driving, freezing, and starving might convey a better picture sometimes... all for seeking and capturing fleeting atmosphere, light and land - tiny moments in time and space.   Using different tools of cameras, filters, time, light, space and patience I hope to share images that we may not easily or not at all experience directly, but are there - waiting to be discovered.


Visit more of Craig​'s amazing  ​work online at:
www.CraigBill.com

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Splendor By Fausto ​Rosa

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Our  Honorable Mention Winner was also submitted by 
Fausto Rosa​​​​​​​ from Blumenau, Santa Cartarina Brazil

I am a doctor and an amateur photographer that loves photography since my teenage years. About 7 years ago, I decided to take this passion a more seriously, investing  in the acquisition of books, research, tutorials, beyond buying professional equipment and accessories. Although I photograph everything I find interesting, I tend to focus on landscapes of my region in trips.

Visit more of Fausto​'s amazing  ​work online at:
www.faustorosa.com.br​

Theme Shortlist

Below are the amazing  images that shortlisted into the top tier of this themes competition.  A  big congratulations to all  of the talented photographers that participated! 

Deryk Baumgaertner - Midnightsun
Ales Krivec - Twisted landscape
Jorge Valdez - Secret Beach
Jake Mosher - A Hint of Spring
Alex Drozd - Sunrise Burlish Golf Course to send
Carlos Gulisano - Sunrise in Cuernos del Paine
Andrew Norcia - Sunset Dream
Antonio Coelho - Alone
Brodie Knox - Three Horses_
Craig Bill - Stargate
Bruce Bain - Pier Sunset
Ales Krivec - Mystic morning at Seiser Alm
Courtney Esson - Seoul Sunrise
Craig Bill - Sleeping Dragons
Daihyun Ko - Risen and Fallen
Stefano Gelli - Waves
Daniel Bonte - Senmaida
David Halpern - 9 Mile Point
Carlos Gulisano - Hornocal
Deryk Baumgaertner - Diamond beach
Fausto Rosa - Chiesetta Alpina
Judith Kuhn - Still waters
Eldred Boze - Liberty State Park WTC Memorial
Mauro Battistelli - Unique
Enzo La Rosa - Sunset Cupecoy St. Maarten
Jorge Valdez - Kauai sunset
Rafael Batalha - Praia da Adraga
Mauro Battistelli - Arrows Mountains
Kelsey Smith - It shall rise again
Grace Miller - Wheat Sunset
Brodie Knox - Deam Wave
Greg Nelson - Cardrona Sunset
Wojciech Kruczynski - Fiddle Rock
Halu Chow - City at Dusk
Jorge Valdez - Kalalau sunset
Halu Chow - Rising Clouds above the Rising Sun
Jake Mosher - West Wind
Addison Likins - Glide Path
Jeremie Chanteraud - Tokyo Sunset
Jiancheng Mo - First Light
Steven Chan - Oregon Sunrise
Jochen Bongaerts - Rise and Shine
Judith Kuhn - Straumur
Nguyen Quoc Buu - Sunset on the salt field
Kalevi Tamm - NYC sunset
Elizabeth Haen - Fallen
Kelsey Ann Prior - Sunrise in The 6
Les Sharp - Two trees Etosha
Likins Addison - Spiderrise
Matthew Portch - Ford Drive In, Michigan
Maurizio Pol - Castelluccio,before the earthquake
Mauro Battistelli - Colorful
Mona Jumaan - Sunrising over Sardenia
Rafael Batalha - Juxtaposition
Raymond Sperle - Washed
Robert Nowak - Mummy Range Sunrise
SANDRA HOTRUM - SUNSETTING IN ALGONQUINPARK
Shahariare Khan Shihab - Mosou Sunrise
Sridhar Balasubramanian- Belawadi Sunset
Steven Dow - Approaching Hurricane
Steven Dow - Sunrise on Bethel Beach
Todor Tilev - Sunset at Great Pollet Sea Arch
Willem Kuijpers - La Romerio del Rocio 2
Willy LABOULLE - A sky of fire after a day yet very greyish
Wolfram Pertl - Sunrise at the Herndleck Upperaustria
Zoe Walker- Magic at Sunrise
Zon Hisham - Sunset over Tatagan
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